South Shore Notes less expense. The survey is avery A representative of the Mining Journal called at theoffice of Brown, Howard and Co. this week, and in aninterview with Mr. J. A. Latcha, the chief engineerof the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, gleaned,through his courtesy, many facts of generalinterest. The first was in regard to the ore docksin this city. The work of driving the piles for the800-foot extension of No. 3 pier is being pushedas fast as possible in order to get the piledriver over to No. 1 peir, as the company hasdecided to add 225 feet to that structure. Thiswill give additional ore capacity here of 15,000 tons, and greatly facilitate the operations ofthe company during the shipping season. It isconfidently expected now that the pile drivingon No. 3 will be completed before the end ofMarch and the driver at once shifted to No. 1 The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic has pur-chased superb terminal facilities in WestSuperior, just across from Duluth, and is nowsurveying an independent line to that point.The South Shore's junction with the NorthernPacific is at Iron River, back of and west ofAshland and about 38 miles from West Superior.If a favorable traffic arrangement can be madewith the N. P. it is not probable that theroad will push its own track into Superior this summer, but if not the road will enteron its own rails. Two surveying parties arenow in the field between the junction andWest Superior and by one of the curiousitiesof railroad engineering a more favorableroute has been found that the N.P, whichhad the first choice and made several sur-veys, secured; it is a line that can bebuilt much cheaper and maintained at lessexpense. The survey is a very close "pre-liminary" and if the company decides tobuild it will have plenty of time to do soduring the summer. A strip of land 360 feetwide and 6,000 feet long, leading to a val-uable water front, has been secured by theSouth Shore for terminals and lies be-tween the N. P. and M. St. P. & O roads.Besides this the D.S.S. & A. has acquir-ed a fourth interest in the West SuperiorTerminal Co., which controls large andvaluable tracts of land there suitable forterminals. The steel has been purchased for thecompletion of the South Shore line betweenDogwood and the N. P. junction at IronRiver, which is already graded, and itwill be on the ground toward the end ofApril. Track-laying will be resumed themoment the snow goes off sufficiently topermit it. A surveying party is also in the fieldselecting a route between L'Anse andRockland for a South Shore line into Onto-nagon via the Ontonagon & Brule from Rock-land. This will be about twenty-eight milesin length. The party started in at SilverMountain, near where the line surveyedfrom L'Anse last fall finds a crossing onthe Sturgeon river. This branch, when builtwill open up a good deal of land, strikethe Ontonagon copper range, and controlthe traffic of that part of the penin-sula. It would probably be operated inconnection with the Milwaukee & Northern,in which case that road would never be ex-tend to Ontonagon. The South Shore engineers have completeda very careful survey of the Gogebic coun-try, and now that the notes are all in thework of mapping out the D.S.S.& A. linesto the towns and mines on that range willbe commenced at once in the chief engineer'soffices in this city. "preliminary" and if the company decidesNAL CRÌÎed at the offloeot Brown, Ëoward to bulld it will have pÍ nå of time to doso& Co. t a week, and in aninterview väh during the sammer: A strip of land 360 clilc£4egi et feet wide and 6,000 feet long, leAdlag to athe Duluth. South Short Atlantic, valuable water front, has been secured bygleaned,through3decourtesy manyfacts the South shore for terminals and llesof general interest lite first was la re- between the N. P. and M-, St. P. & Ogard to the ore docks in this city. Tha roads- Desides this the · D,. 8. 8. & A.Work of dylygthe pilee for the 800-foot Ild acquired a fourth Intereat in thoItension of Ko. 3 piõeis being pushedaa \Vest Superior Teratinal Co., which con.fastas posbibleinordèr to get the pile tola largo and valuable tracts of landdriver over to No. 1 plet, as the company there sultable for terminale.has deelded to add 22!¢feet to that strue, The steel has been pardhased for theture. This willgive additional ore capac completion of the South Shore llan be-ity here of 15,000 toná, and greatly facill tween Dogwood and the N. P. Junction attato the operations of the enopany during i Iran itiveY,wht03 18 Alfo¾dY gráded aintthe ablvping. season. It is confldentiv I It will be on the ground toward theendorexpected now thatthe pilo driving on No. ( April. Track-laying will be reeumed the3 will be completed before the end of moment.the snow 8008017 salliciently toMarch and the drivet at once ehlfted to'6. l. 4 A surveying party is also in the lleld The Duluth. South Shore & Atlantio has selecting a route beixeen IJAnne andpurciuksed superb.tedinal facilittoa in lockland for a South Siriro lino into On-Weat Superior. just acrosa from Duluth,and la now surveying an independent line Ildekland. This Willbe abouttvipaty-eightto that point. The South Shore's junctiott miles in length. The party started in atWRh the Northern Pacido fast IronRiver. Silver Mountain, near where the line sur-back of and west of Ashland and about 38 veved from L'Anso Inst fall flnda a coes-miles froniWeafsuisifór. U a favorable ing on the Sturgeoa river. This branch, rama arrangement can be made with the when built, will open up a goixl deal of P. it is not piõ6š¾I#that the road wlll land, strike the Ontanagon copper range,push its OWIT track Illto 11uperior this and control the traffle of that part of thesummer,,but it nqt the rond will enter on peninsula. It would probably be operat-Lte own rails, Two surveying partles are ed in connoction with the 1[IlÀukee anow in the field between tho Junction arid Northem, in which case that road wouldWest fiuperior and by one of the curiosi. Dever be extend to Ontonagon.ilna of railroad engineering a more favor. The South Shore engineora have enm.able mulo haa been foudd thati the N. P., plefed a very careful survey of the Gogo.whtoh had Llio first chotee and made sov. ble country, and now that the notes areeral survoys, secured;Àt is a 11ao that can all in the Work of ma?PIDR out the it. 8. M antit mneh cheapörand maintained at B. A A.11nes tothe tonsand anines on that range will be commenced at once in the chief engineer e omces in this city.

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Source: The Mining Journal, Co., Marquette, MI March 17, 1888

South Shore Notes less expense. The survey is avery A representative of the Mining Journal called at theoffice of Brown, Howard and Co. this week, and in aninterview with Mr. J. A. Latcha, the chief engineerof the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, gleaned,through his courtesy, many facts of generalinterest. The first was in regard to the ore docksin this city. The work of driving the piles for the800-foot extension of No. 3 pier is being pushedas fast as possible in order to get the piledriver over to No. 1 peir, as the company hasdecided to add 225 feet to that structure. Thiswill give additional ore capacity here of 15,000 tons, and greatly facilitate the operations ofthe company during the shipping season. It isconfidently expected now that the pile drivingon No. 3 will be completed before the end ofMarch and the driver at once shifted to No. 1 The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic has pur-chased superb terminal facilities in WestSuperior, just across from Duluth, and is nowsurveying an independent line to that point.The South Shore's junction with the NorthernPacific is at Iron River, back of and west ofAshland and about 38 miles from West Superior.If a favorable traffic arrangement can be madewith the N. P. it is not probable that theroad will push its own track into Superior this summer, but if not the road will enteron its own rails. Two surveying parties arenow in the field between the junction andWest Superior and by one of the curiousitiesof railroad engineering a more favorableroute has been found that the N.P, whichhad the first choice and made several sur-veys, secured; it is a line that can bebuilt much cheaper and maintained at lessexpense. The survey is a very close "pre-liminary" and if the company decides tobuild it will have plenty of time to do soduring the summer. A strip of land 360 feetwide and 6,000 feet long, leading to a val-uable water front, has been secured by theSouth Shore for terminals and lies be-tween the N. P. and M. St. P. & O roads.Besides this the D.S.S. & A. has acquir-ed a fourth interest in the West SuperiorTerminal Co., which controls large andvaluable tracts of land there suitable forterminals. The steel has been purchased for thecompletion of the South Shore line betweenDogwood and the N. P. junction at IronRiver, which is already graded, and itwill be on the ground toward the end ofApril. Track-laying will be resumed themoment the snow goes off sufficiently topermit it. A surveying party is also in the fieldselecting a route between L'Anse andRockland for a South Shore line into Onto-nagon via the Ontonagon & Brule from Rock-land. This will be about twenty-eight milesin length. The party started in at SilverMountain, near where the line surveyedfrom L'Anse last fall finds a crossing onthe Sturgeon river. This branch, when builtwill open up a good deal of land, strikethe Ontonagon copper range, and controlthe traffic of that part of the penin-sula. It would probably be operated inconnection with the Milwaukee & Northern,in which case that road would never be ex-tend to Ontonagon. The South Shore engineers have completeda very careful survey of the Gogebic coun-try, and now that the notes are all in thework of mapping out the D.S.S.& A. linesto the towns and mines on that range willbe commenced at once in the chief engineer'soffices in this city. "preliminary" and if the company decidesNAL CRÌÎed at the offloeot Brown, Ëoward to bulld it will have pÍ nå of time to doso& Co. t a week, and in aninterview väh during the sammer: A strip of land 360 clilc£4egi et feet wide and 6,000 feet long, leAdlag to athe Duluth. South Short Atlantic, valuable water front, has been secured bygleaned,through3decourtesy manyfacts the South shore for terminals and llesof general interest lite first was la re- between the N. P. and M-, St. P. & Ogard to the ore docks in this city. Tha roads- Desides this the · D,. 8. 8. & A.Work of dylygthe pilee for the 800-foot Ild acquired a fourth Intereat in thoItension of Ko. 3 piõeis being pushedaa \Vest Superior Teratinal Co., which con.fastas posbibleinordèr to get the pile tola largo and valuable tracts of landdriver over to No. 1 plet, as the company there sultable for terminale.has deelded to add 22!¢feet to that strue, The steel has been pardhased for theture. This willgive additional ore capac completion of the South Shore llan be-ity here of 15,000 toná, and greatly facill tween Dogwood and the N. P. Junction attato the operations of the enopany during i Iran itiveY,wht03 18 Alfo¾dY gráded aintthe ablvping. season. It is confldentiv I It will be on the ground toward theendorexpected now thatthe pilo driving on No. ( April. Track-laying will be reeumed the3 will be completed before the end of moment.the snow 8008017 salliciently toMarch and the drivet at once ehlfted to'6. l. 4 A surveying party is also in the lleld The Duluth. South Shore & Atlantio has selecting a route beixeen IJAnne andpurciuksed superb.tedinal facilittoa in lockland for a South Siriro lino into On-Weat Superior. just acrosa from Duluth,and la now surveying an independent line Ildekland. This Willbe abouttvipaty-eightto that point. The South Shore's junctiott miles in length. The party started in atWRh the Northern Pacido fast IronRiver. Silver Mountain, near where the line sur-back of and west of Ashland and about 38 veved from L'Anso Inst fall flnda a coes-miles froniWeafsuisifór. U a favorable ing on the Sturgeoa river. This branch, rama arrangement can be made with the when built, will open up a goixl deal of P. it is not piõ6š¾I#that the road wlll land, strike the Ontanagon copper range,push its OWIT track Illto 11uperior this and control the traffle of that part of thesummer,,but it nqt the rond will enter on peninsula. It would probably be operat-Lte own rails, Two surveying partles are ed in connoction with the 1[IlÀukee anow in the field between tho Junction arid Northem, in which case that road wouldWest fiuperior and by one of the curiosi. Dever be extend to Ontonagon.ilna of railroad engineering a more favor. The South Shore engineora have enm.able mulo haa been foudd thati the N. P., plefed a very careful survey of the Gogo.whtoh had Llio first chotee and made sov. ble country, and now that the notes areeral survoys, secured;Àt is a 11ao that can all in the Work of ma?PIDR out the it. 8. M antit mneh cheapörand maintained at B. A A.11nes tothe tonsand anines on that range will be commenced at once in the chief engineer e omces in this city.